Everyone said that the Celtics Big Three weren't going to be a "big" factor this season because of their age and they have been continuously proving people wrong. They are currently on a five game winning streak and they have been successful at winning both of their last games that went into over time. Does that sound like not a big factor to you? Even the head coach and former big three Celtic, Kevin McHale sees that the Big Three are still a factor. He's been quoting as saying that the current Big Three played better than the Big Three that obtained Bird, McHale and Parish so many years ago. He says that “I think at this point in our careers, we were all beaten down and had injuries and had a lot of other stuff that was going on which was hard to deal with.” And also that “Getting old in the NBA is not for the meek or the mild.. It’s tough because your mind is as sharp as it’s ever been. Sometimes athletically wise, you can’t do some of the things you could or maybe injury-wise and stuff like that, but for the most part, I think Kevin, Paul and Ray have been able to stay fairly healthy.”.Talks of whether Danny Ainge would break up the Big Three and trade them to other teams is up in talks. If they continue to play as well as they are now I doubt that will happen.
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